Monday, January 20, 2014
Saved For What?
In my church Baptism saves us from our sins. OK. That is a saving from. Now what are we saved for? I think that the baptized are then supposed to do something that they did not do or could not do when they were un-baptized. Compare it to some one who is saved from an addiction. They are no longer controlled by their addiction. Now they are saved for something new that they could not do before. If you are selfish and self-centered when you were into your addiction, you must do things that make you less selfish, or else you just go back to the way you were. I think it is the same with Baptism. It is not magic. I think that the point of Baptism is that afterwards you are supposed to live the gospel of love, which means self-sacrifice to say the least.
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My question is self-sacrifice doing works for others which is equal to love! Also in doing these works of self-sacrifice we are not trying to get kudos from others. By this action it demonstrates an act of love?
ReplyDeleteIt is demonstrating an act of love for oneself. If the action makes you feel resentful, it is not an act of love.
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